Wheatus performing during the Summerland Tour 2021 at the HEB Center in Cedar Park, Texas on July 11, 2021, with Brendan B. Brown, Matthew Milligan, Brandon Ticer, Gabrielle Aimée, Sterbenz, Leo Freire, Joey Slater, and Karlie Bruce. (Photo: Ralph Arvesen)
It's hard to believe Wheatus are just one year away from the 20th anniversary of their debut album and still ubiquitous single "Teenage Dirtbag.” Yes, that’s right, Dirtbag is currently in its final year as a teenager. What happens when the song ends its adolescence remains to be seen, but one thing is for sure: come 2020, Wheatus will release a new and expanded edition of their now classic debut album, in conjunction with a world tour. Says Brendan B Brown, “We found demos of about 10 songs written alongside the tracks that made the album, but they didn’t get finished. Looking at them now, they feel surprisingly fresh and deserving of a proper chance to be heard. So we’ll have a brand new 20-song version of our album on its 20th anniversary, and that all happens in 2020.”
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves, 2019 is anything but a holiday for Wheatus. The band will spend February and March doing a coast-to-coast, almost entirely sold-out tour of America opening for (and then collaborating with) Mike Doughty on his Ruby Vroom 25th Anniversary shows. That tour culminates in a super special hometown headline show where the “classic” line-up of Wheatus will reunite for one night only, their first time on stage together in 18 years. A few short days after that, the current line-up flies to South Africa for some festivals, and then make the short journey to The Netherlands to begin a ridiculously dense tour of the EU and UK.
Wheatus are one of the greatest small venue live acts I've seen. I saw them last year and really enjoyed so had to go back to see if it was just "first time awe". They lean towards the heavier side of rock, almost metal and certainly rock the place to shreds. Nothing like their catchy signature tune ,"Teenage Dirt bag". Oh no even this song was ramped up on the rock level. I am going next year year.Wheatus shared the stage with Everclear, Living Colour, and Hoobastank at the HEB Center. They continue across the United States with the last stop at the Barnato in Omaha, Nebraska on September 25, 2021.
Wheatus was amazing live! Even better than I anticipated! Such an awesome underrated band!
Wheatus never disappoints. Their “call out what you want to hear” method is gold. Certainly a must go and see band!
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